Maybe Beta through Gamma

There are times I think the Judeo-Christian tradition needs to chuck the metaphor of father for God—too much baggage for most people to formulate a positive theology around. Who needs a higher power who blows up over nothing, works overtime through your Little League game, and sometimes only pretends to be listening when you're trying to tell him something? Admit it, even if yours did earn the World's Greatest Dad mug, if he were the Alpha and the Omega, we'd all be screwed.

I try to even it out with maternal images, but there you're limited too. The trouble with anthropomorphizing God is that the molds are all dented.

Then I spot a dad radiating father energy in its purest and highest form, and I think, maybe that does get part of it.